The Florida nursing home where 12 patients died during Irma just laid off its employees

The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills, which failed to evacuate patients when Irma knocked out the facility's air conditioning, sent a letter dated Sept. 27 to state officials saying it had closed permanently seven days earlier.

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Eight people died after a Florida nursing home lost AC during Irma

Amy Beth Bennett/AP

A woman is transported from The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills as patients are evacuated after a loss of air conditioning due to Hurricane Irma on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017 in Hollywood, Fla. Several patients at the sweltering nursing home died in Hurricane Irma&#39;s aftermath, authorities said Wednesday. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP

Amy Beth Bennett/AP

Amy Beth Bennett/AP

The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills as patients are evacuated after a loss of air conditioning due to Hurricane Irma on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

Amy Beth Bennett/AP

Amy Beth Bennett/AP

The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. Patients were evacuated after a loss of air conditioning due to Hurricane Irma. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

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John McCall/AP

Police surround the Rehabilitation Center in Hollywood Hills, Fla., which had no air conditioning after Hurricane Irma knocked out power, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. Several patients at the sweltering nursing home died in Hurricane Irma's aftermath, raising fears Wednesday about the safety of Florida's 4 million senior citizens amid widespread power outages that could go on for days. (John McCall/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

The letter from the center's human resources director noted that the facility was unable to give employees 60 days notice "due to unforeseen business circumstances that occurred after the impact of Hurricane Irma," the Sun-Sentinel reports.